Ethiopians hit hard by discrimination in 'Israel'

There are examples of racism in Israel in 2007: a school that prides itself on its low number of Ethiopian students; parents requesting Ethiopian children be removed from their children's kindergarten; a teacher that says 'the student is a nuisance not only to Ethiopians but also to the Israeli students in the class.'

 

There are hundreds of complaints each year by the Ethiopian families concerning discriminatory and racist attitudes towards members of the minority ethnicity in 'Israel.'

 

The facts seem to show that these attitudes are not confined to specific areas of Zionist regime but rather represent a collective phenomenon within Israeli community.

 

In a move more reminiscent of apartheid era South Africa than modern day Israel, four Ethiopian students at the Lamerchav Elementary School in Petah Tikva were segregated in a separate classroom because they were 'not observant enough'. 

 

On the website of a school in the north, the administration proudly proclaims that "there is a small quantity of Ethiopian children in our educational institution." It should be noted that no other ethnic groups are mentioned.

 

In another instance, in a kindergarten in southern occupied territories, Ethiopian children were removed from the school after other children's parents protested that there were too many of them. In coming days, a lawsuit is to be filed against the mayor of the city.